Noah Zweifel

Superintendent Timothy Mundell stated at the Feb. 22 Berne-Knox-Westerlo School Board meeting that the proposed tax decrease is a result of strategic planning regarding the district’s now-complete $19.8 million capital project.

The disapproval relates to a new regulation passed by the county legislature that requires the county planning board to consider the Helderberg viewshed when reviewing projects, though County Legislator William Reinhardt, who helped develop the regulation, says it may not apply in this case. 

Berne Town Clerk Anita Clayton said that the town’s combative political atmosphere isn’t why she’s retiring, but that she found a recent interview with the Berne Democratic Committee “very upsetting.” 

The conservancy’s attorney argues that the lawsuit is untimely and based on a misunderstanding of New York State Town Law, and that not all relevant parties were included in the demand for relief.

Berne highway employee and former fire chief Peter Becker was killed on Oct. 21 last year when he was crushed by a dump truck he was working on at the town transfer station.

No zoning board of appeals members would need to be removed before the end of their term since, at the same meeting, the town board accepted the resignations of two members, including Chairman Doug Roether.

Satellite internet is now available at some Hilltown addresses through the SpaceX program Starlink and, while the company indicates that greater coverage will be available before the end of the year, the price tag may prevent residents from taking advantage of the service.

Karen Stark, who coordinates the Helderberg Senior Services lunch program, says she doesn’t want the town’s seniors “to be at any risk at all” from people who would seek counseling services.

The department will receive an award from the Capital branch of the American Public Works Association’s New York Chapter.

Stuyvesant Plaza

The law would restrict third-party delivery services from advertising a restaurant’s menu online and charging a fee for service without a contract with the restaurant. 

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